Re: tough choices

From: Daniel Morgan <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu>
Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2004 21:52:08 -0700
Message-ID: <1087793552.594682@yasure>

Mark A wrote:

>>Why do you think I have a lack of objectivity when you didn't respond to
>>the question I posed?
>>
>>Here it is again in case you missed it:
>> >>Do you have any actual quotes on equivalent systems, priced within the
>> >>last year, that support this contention?
>>
>>Do you have actual quotes to support your statement or are you just
>>making it all up because it is the answer you wish to be true?
>>
>>Daniel Morgan

>
>
> Daniel, I have not purchased any licenses of Oracle in the last year. In
> general my previous experience has been that Oracle is definitely more
> expensive than DB2, especially on UNIX platforms. Of course, in reaction to
> their rapidly declining market share, Oracle may have slashed prices
> recently.
>
> But given your lack of knowledge about DB2 (for example, you thought DPF was
> only available on UNIX), I don't really trust your ability to accurately
> price a DB2 configuration.
>
> I don't have any stake in which one is more expensive, so I don't have to
> "wish" anything.

And in the past I would have agreed with you: Not any more!

But I have written quotes on both current to within the last 60 days. So I am not likely to be wrong. In fact I have it on good authority that given a quote from IBM or Microsoft ... Oracle will match it or beat it. I think like so much in this business ... the over-pricing of Oracle has become mythology rather than reality.

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Received on Sun Jun 20 2004 - 23:52:08 CDT